In this episode the TEFLologists discuss Zoltan Dornyei's new concept of Direct Motivational Current (or DMC), the latin teaching techniques of our most ancient TEFL pioneer to date Ælfric of Eynsham, and some news about International Mother Language Day. If you would like to contact us, please send an email to teflology@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @TEFLology.

In this episode we present an interview conducted with Professor Adrian Holliday at Canterbury Christ Church University in the UK. Rob asked Dr. Holliday some questions about his 1994 book Appropriate Methodology and Social Context, and how his views have changed since its publication. If you would like to contact us, please send an email to teflology@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @TEFLology.

In this episode (again recorded over skype) the TEFLologists discuss the focal skills teaching approach, and the life of the auxhiliary language pioneer and creator of Interlingua, Alice Vanderbilt Morris. Unfortunately, due to technical issues the TEFL news for this week was irretrievably lost. If you would like to contact us, please send an email to teflology@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @TEFLology.

In this episode the TEFLologists discuss the Free Con (free conversation) "method", some news around the Demand High method (or meme), and the life and influence of the Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin. We also engaged in a highly inappropriate giggling fit. If you would like to contact us, please send an email to teflology@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @TEFLology.